< Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
KNAPWEED, a popular name given to some species of Centaurea. C. nigra, black knapweed; and C. scabiosa, greater knapweed, are common weeds, being rough, hardy herbaceous plants growing by waysides, etc.
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